Rank

2163of 3,144

Galveston, Texas

Score 5.90 / 10· population 361,744

About 361,700 people live in Galveston, Texas. It ranks #2,163 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #228 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.4% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 84% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% of counties. On this site's state scores, Texas gets 8.15 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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